England thinks about the independence of his most beloved colony, thinking about everything he lost. Only now does he realize all of his mistakes, and how they led to this. Only now does he realize what he lost and what he has always, deep down, needed the most. USUK. Two-shot.

"It was slowly slipping out of his hands, as if he was trying to hold petals with his palms wide open. Oh, didn't it hurt as it did; it was like trying to hold fragments of glass. He couldn't put them back together no matter how hard he tried, and the more he tried to hold on tight, the more they dug into his skin, the more he bleeded."